Securities Cases To Watch In 2013

By Max Stendahl

Law360, New York (January 1, 2013, 4:04 PM ET) -- Fresh off an eventful 2012, the securities bar is bracing for another year of headline-grabbing litigation, including potential insider trading charges against a billionaire hedge fund titan and a pair of U.S. Supreme Court cases that could dramatically reshape the class certification process.

Here are some of the cases that securities attorneys will be closely watching in 2013.

Amgen Inc. et al. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds

By the end of June 2013, the securities bar will likely have an answer to a burning...